Indicate Liver Diseases

Spur-shaped, ring-shaped RBCs with blebs

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549788/

Common causes of acanthocytosis are listed here and discussed in detail in the section below:

1. Severe liver dysfunction
2. Abetalipoproteinemia
3. McLeod syndrome and chorea-acanthocytosis syndrome
4. Post-splenectomy
5. Hypothyroidism
6. Myelodysplastic syndromes
7. Anorexia nervosa
8. Medications